Lead singer Kieran Shudall of Circa Waves performs with his band during Cal jam 17 at Glenn Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, Ca., Saturday October 7, 2017. (Photo by John Valenzuela/The Sun/SCNG)

Cal Jam 17: The all-out, unapologetic rock ‘n’ roll marathon lasted 12 hours at Glen Helen Regional Park and Amphitheater on Saturday, Oct. 7. Thousands of fans came from as near as a few miles down the road and as far away as Berlin to celebrate live music curated by rock band Foo Fighters.

Throughout the event, fans heard a variety of rock and sub genre rock acts – everything from metal to punk rock, alternative and more – as 22 artists played three stages. There was also a lot to do on site, whether it was paying a visit to the Foo Fighters Rock ‘N’ Roll Museum, recording and pressing a 7-inch vinyl single at the pop-up Gibson Recording Studio or hopping on a carnival ride. Capital One cardholders were invited to a VIP area way up on the lawn with free play rock ‘n’ roll pinball, artist photo ops and oversized yard games.

Since the daylong show was definitely jam-packed, we took the festival hour-by-hour, checking out the bands and amenities throughout the day. Here’s a recap.

12:00 p.m.

Fans began lining up an early, cramming into the entrances. They passed under giant plywood rainbow arches, a nod back to the festival’s namesake, California Jam, which was headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. That festival drew more than 200,000 fans to Ontario Motor Speedway in 1974.

It didn’t seem that anyone had an issue with the extra security following the mass shooting at Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas last week that left 58 dead and more than 500 concert-goers injured. Though those events were certainly heavy on the minds of festival goers, there was very much a “the music must go on vibe.” Fans raced to claim seats or standing spots in the pit for kick off band, Pinky Pinky on the amphitheater stage and to see Starcrawler on one of the side stages.

1:00 p.m.

In between catching a little of Adia Victoria or Fireball Ministry on the side stages and Circa Waves on the main stage, guests milled about, some heading directly to the merch booths, quickly snapping up festival-exclusive items like Cal Jam 17 branded hoodies, blankets, T-shirts and extremely limited edition and numbered posters with elaborate artwork.

The line for the Foo Fighters’ museum was super long so others opted to head over to the Gibson Recording Studio to jam with a band, sing or play their hearts out and get their very own souvenir 7-inch single pressed on-site for free. Maurine Burns from Orange recorded herself singing Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy.”

English rock band the Struts drew a ton of fans into the sprawling pit at the amphitheater stage. Vocalist Luke Spiller delivered each track with confidence, leading the crowd through sing a-long cuts like “Kiss This,” “Could Have Been Me” and “Put Your Money on Me.” When the set ended, Spiller thanked the crowd, “Have a great day, because you deserve it!” Meanwhile, The Obsessed and White Reaper played the side stages.

3:00 p.m.

This hour belonged to English rock duo, Royal Blood. The amphitheater, which was entirely general admission – that’s right, no seats for anyone and anyone could come and go from the pit as they pleased – filled up quickly for the noisy, yet sharp band. The pit swelled with fans eager to get up close and rage to songs like “Hook, Line & Sinker,” “Out of the Black” and “Where Are You Now?” Meanwhile, Bully fired up on the side stage, as fans still waited in a really long line for the Foo museum.

Wolf Alice crushed its side stage turn, but the audience began to wander on over to the amphitheater stage for Liam Gallagher. He didn’t disappoint the fans of his former band Oasis, playing hits like “Wonder Wall,” “Be Here Now” and “Morning Glory” alongside his solo material including “Wall of Glass” and “For What it’s Worth.”

While ’80s punk rock band Babes in Toyland tore up its side stage set, we finally made it into the Foo Fighters’ museum. The space was air conditioned which felt great since temperatures had climbed to 99 degrees.

Foo’s guitars, Grammy awards, blown up images of special moments and familiar costumes and memorabilia from music videos and previous shows were all on display. The biggest draw was Foo vocalist Dave Grohl’s leg cast and walking boot which he sported on tour in 2015 after taking a nasty fall at a gig in Sweden. Fans were allowed to sit on the gaudy mobile throne Grohl had constructed so the tour could go on.

5:00 p.m.

A team of professional skateboarders hit up the Vans halfpipe ramp and put on a show for fans near the side stages that were waiting for Canadian rock duo, Japandroids. Again, this was another duo that made a lot of noise for die-hard fans. It had finally gotten so hot that EMT’s and security began passing out cold water bottles to those still standing in the sun and waiting to get into the Foo museum. It was also dinner time, so the food and beverage vendors were extremely busy.

The sun finally said farewell and the grounds were completely shaded as Cage the Elephant hit he amphitheater stage, opening with a tribute to the late Tom Petty: “Mary Jane’s Last Dance.” The group, which scored a Grammy for best rock album earlier this year, delivered a powerhouse performance.

Songs like “Cold, Cold, Cold,” “Trouble,” “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked,” “Cigarette Daydreams,” “Shake Me Down” and “Come a Little” closer were crowd pleasers and frontman Matt Shultz, was an absolute mad man. He started off wearing a three-piece suit with a tie and by midway through the set, was down to his boxers, still dancing erratically as he delivered his lyrics without a single care.

Over on the side stage, Hüsker Dü and Sugar vocalist Bob Mould, one of Grohl’s idols, performed for a loosely packed crowd.

7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Indie rock band the Kills, featuring commanding frontwoman Alison Mosshart, closed out the side stage but the band lost some of its crowd towards the end of the set to Queens of the Stone Age firing up on the amphitheater stage.

Queens of the Stone Age delivered a monster set that included new and old music. The group opened with “If I Had a Tail” and rocked through “You Think I Ain’t Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire.” Before it played its blistering new track, “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now,” vocalist Josh Homme noticed a sign in the crowd that read “Vegas Strong” with the names of all the victims at the Route 91 Harvest festival. He had the sign passed up to the stage and he placed it near the drum kit, noting “We are nothing when we’re apart, we are everything when we’re together.”

The single “The Way You Used to Do,” off its latest album, “Villains,” was also a huge hit as well as familiar cuts like “My God is the Sun” and the rockin’, “No One Knows” and “Little Sister.” “Make it Wit Chu” was a fun moment for a crowd sing along, ending with “A Song for the Dead,” the band left everything on the stage. It was an unbelievably strong and energizing performance and we still had three hours of festival to go.

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

Finally it was time for festival curators Foo Fighters to take the stage. Grohl appeared looking like a proud parent, asking techies to turn up the house lights so he could see the massive sea of fans, which filled the pit and every single seat in the amphitheater and were spread out all over the lawn.

He kicked things off with a solo performance of “Times Like These,” an appropriate choice. After a few lines, he was joined by the rest of the band and rocked out the remainder of the song. The set was a mix of old and new and the Foo’s just being the Foo’s and messing around on stage, having fun with its fans.

Grohl said he was asked if the band wanted to have a release party when it dropped its ninth studio album “Concrete and Gold” in September. At first they kicked around playing the Hollywood Bowl, however, Grohl noted, “That (stuff) ain’t loud enough.”

The newer material sat well within the set, sandwiched between huge hits like “All My Life,” “Learn to Fly,” “My Hero” and “Monkey Wrench.” The band brought out Mosshart of the Kills and saxophone player Dave Koz to perform “La Dee Da” and the crowd had clearly learned all the lyrics to its latest single, “The Sky Is a Neighborhood.” Laguna Beach native and Foo drummer Taylor Hawkins go to shine while singing his song on the new album, “Sunday Rain,” and the new cut, “Dirty Water” was also a hit.

After playing the first single off the new album, “Run,” Foo Fighters surprised the crowd by bringing out its new friend Rick Astley to sing “Never Gonna Give You Up.” They blasted through “Best of You” and then brought out Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry for a cover of “Draw the Line” and the Beatles “Come Together,” which also featured Liam Gallagher on vocals. As the band jammed it out Gallagher leapt into the audience and crowd surfed. The Foo’s ended the night with a sweet goodbye and “Everlong.”

Kelli Skye Fadroski lives for entertainment. She’s worked at The Orange County Register since 2006 and has covered all things music, stand-up comedy, horror and more. When she’s not out reviewing a concert or interviewing some random famous person, she’s catching up on episodes of 'The Walking Dead,' somewhere sampling craft beer, enjoying Taco Tuesday or yelling at the contestants through the TV on 'Celebrity Name Game' for not knowing basic pop culture trivia. She’s also a diehard Detroit Lions fan.